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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201700137 Action Letter 2018-02-15COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126 February 16, 2018 David Mitchell Great Eastern Mgt CO 2619 Hydraulic Road Charlottesville, VA 22901 RE: ARB-2017-137: North Pointe Middle Entrance Stormwater Management Facility Landscaping Dear Mr. Mitchell, The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board reviewed the above noted item at its meeting on Monday, February 12, 2018. The Board, by a vote of 5:0 approved the request, pending staff administrative approval of the following conditions: 1. Relocate the permanent maintenance access further away from the EC to minimize visual impacts on the street. If grading prevents relocating the access, provide additional landscape screening. 2. Provide additional planting along the south and west sides of the access easement to better integrate the path into the surroundings. 3. Increase the density of trees on the north/west side of the stormwater facility. Mix evergreens and deciduous trees, and large and small trees. 4. On the conservation side of the facility, add trees and revise the layout of shrubs to emphasize the natural character of surroundings. 5. Revise the plans to show the existing frontage condition the full length of the frontage and to show the 40' landscape buffer. Identify on the plan the places where existing wooded area is not sufficient to accomplish the buffer, and show on the plan the planting that will be added to create the 40' buffer in those areas. 6. Add the standard plant health note to the plan: "All site plantings of trees and shrubs shall be allowed to reach, and be maintained at, mature height; the topping of trees is prohibited. Shrubs and trees shall be pruned minimally and only to support the overall health of the plant." 7. Show existing and proposed tree lines on the plans. 8. Round the contours at the maintenance path and at the northeast of the pond for a more natural appearance. Please provide: 1. Two full sets of revised drawings addressing each ofthese conditions. Include updated ARB revision dates on each drawing. 2. A memo including detailed responses indicating how each condition has been satisfied. If changes other than those requested have been made, identify those changes in the memo also. Highlighting the changes in the drawing with "clouding" or by other means will facilitate review and approval. 3. The attached "Revised Application Submittal' form. This form must be returned with your revisions to ensure proper tracking and distribution. When staffs review of this information indicates that all conditions of approval have been met, a Certificate of Appropriateness may be issued. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Margaret Maliszewski Chief of Planning/Resource Management Cc: CMH Properties Limited Partnership P O Box 5526 Charlottesville Va 22905 File COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development REVISED APPLICATION SUBMITTAL This form must be returned with your revisions to ensure proper tracking and distribution. County staff has indicated below what they think will be required as a resubmission of revisions. If you need to submit additional information please explain on this form for the benefit of the intake staff. All plans must be collated and folded to fit into legal size files, in order to be accepted for submittal. TO: DATE: PROJECT NAME: ARB-2017-137: North Pointe Middle Entrance Stormwater Management Facility Landscaping Submittal Type Requiring Revisions O indicates submittal Code County Project Number # Copies Erosion & Sediment Control Plan E&S Mititzation Plan (MP) Waiver Request WR Stonnwater Management Plan (S WMP Road Plan (RP) Private Road Request, with private/public comparison (PRR) Private Road Request — Development Area PRR-DA Preliminaa Site Plan (PSP Final Site Plan or amendment FSP Final Plat (FP) Preliminary Plat PP Easement Plat EP Boundary Adjustment Plat BAP Rezoning Plan (REZ Special Use Permit Concept Plan (SP-CP) Reduced Concept Plan (R-CP Proffers P Bond Estimate Request ER Draft Groundwater Management Plan (D-GWMP Final Groundwater Management Plan F-GWMP Aquifer Testing Work Plan ATWP Groundwater Assessment Report GWAR Architectural Review Board (ARB) ARB201700137 Other: Please explain (For staff use onlv) Submittal Code # Copies Distribute To: Submittal Code # Copies Distribute To: ARB 2 Margaret Maliszweski